HANOVER, N.H. — Harry
Sheehy, a highly regarded administrator and former coach who has led Williams
College to 17 Division III national team championships during his 10 years as
the College's Chair and Director of Athletics, Physical Education and
Recreation, has been named Dartmouth's Director of Athletics and Recreation,
effective September 7, 2010. Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim and Acting Dean
of the College Sylvia Spears announced Sheehy's appointment today.

Sheehy
will oversee 34 Division I varsity sports at Dartmouth — 16 men's, 16 women's
and two coed — as well as 34 club sports and an extensive intramural program.
Three-fourths of undergraduates participate in organized sports at Dartmouth.
The athletics department also includes physical education courses, the Fitness
and Lifestyle Improvement Program (FLIP), and recreational activities serving
about 1,500 individuals a day.

“I am delighted that Harry
Sheehy is joining the Dartmouth community,” said President Kim. “He has enjoyed
tremendous success as a coach and administrator at Williams, and has clearly
demonstrated that an elite academic institution can achieve sustained athletic
excellence across the board. Harry and I also share the belief that what
students can learn from physical activity and sports goes hand-in-glove with
what our faculty teach in the classroom. I know Harry's insights and expertise will benefit our varsity, club sport, and
recreational athletes. Dean Spears and I look forward to supporting him
in our shared goals of taking Dartmouth athletics to new heights, and to making
physical fitness an important part of everyone's experience here at Dartmouth
College.”

“I
want to personally thank President Kim, Dean Spears, and the search committee
for making this opportunity a reality,” Sheehy said. “I'm excited about working
at Dartmouth, a school that combines one of the country's premier
undergraduate-focused educations with a storied history of Division I
athletics. I look forward to continuing Dartmouth's tradition of excellence,
both on and off the field of competition, and to working with Dartmouth's
student-athletes, President Kim, Dean Spears, and the College's administrators.”

Sheehy will report directly to the President, with a secondary
report to the Dean of the College, restoring a historical relationship that is
consistent with several of Dartmouth's peer institutions. The President will
oversee issues related to administration and athletic compliance, while activities
related to student issues and concerns, leadership development, and academic
support will reside within the Dean of the College division. The Athletics Department
staff will remain part of the Dean of the College's student affairs staff, and
scholar-athletes will continue to have access to all of the services provided
by Dean of the College division.

During
each year of Sheehy's decade guiding the Williams athletics department, the
Ephs won the NCAA Division III Directors' Cup, given to the athletics program
(out of more than 400 Division III colleges) that achieves the greatest success
over a variety of 18 sports. In this past season, Williams had 14 of those 18
teams rank among the top 10 in their sport, and six in the top three with
women's crew winning its fifth consecutive national championship and women's
tennis taking home its third straight title. Overall, the Ephs have won 17
national championships during Sheehy's tenure and had a total of 619
All-America honors bestowed on their student-athletes.

Williams
was also named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Jostens
Institution of the Year four times with Sheehy at the helm (2001, '04, '09 and
'10). The award recognizes the ECAC institution that best exemplifies the
highest standards of collegiate academic and athletic performance. The ECAC has
a membership of 290 schools from 16 states stretching from Maine to North
Carolina, representing the three NCAA competitive divisions.

Before
his appointment as Williams' Director of Athletics, Sheehy was the head men's
basketball coach for the Ephs for 17 years, compiling a record of 324-104
(.757) which is the fourth best winning percentage in the history of Division
III men's basketball. During the 1990s, his teams posted a record of 221-45
(.830) for the second highest winning percentage of the decade.

Williams
made 13 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament under Sheehy's
tutelage, including his last 12 seasons. In 1997 and 1998, the Ephs played in
the Division III Final Four, finishing third nationally in both years. The 1997
squad won a then college record 17 straight games, and from 1995-98 his teams
won a then New England record of 51 consecutive home games. Sheehy also guided
his 1987 and 1999 squads to New England Championships.

Sheehy's
players received 15 selections to the All-New England team and eight as
All-Americans, including one National Player of the Year. Prior to his tenure
at Williams, the Ephs had enjoyed just one 20-win season. Sheehy guided the
program to nine 20-win seasons, including each of his final eight years.

During
his coaching career, Sheehy was named the Northeast Coach of the Year (1997,
'98), the Eastern Basketball Magazine Coach of the Year (1998) and the NESCAC
Coach of the Year (2000). In 2002, he was elected to be in the inaugural class
of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, joining others such as Bob Cousy,
Patrick Ewing, Julius Erving, Jim Calhoun, and Geno Auriemma.

A
1975 graduate of Williams, Sheehy was a two-time All-American in basketball as
well as team captain his senior year. He then played eight years with
Athletes-in-Action and finished his career as the team's leading career scorer
and fifth in career assists. Sheehy represented the United States in the 1978
Pan American Confederation Games as the U.S. won the gold medal in Argentina.

Sheehy
is a noted motivational speaker who travels throughout the U.S. to speak to
alumni, church, and business groups. His 2002 book, “Raising a Team Player,”
has received critical acclaim. He is married to Constance Durrell Sheehy.

Sheehy
is Dartmouth's eighth athletics director, succeeding Josie Harper who retired
in June 2009 after seven years in the position. Over the past 13 months, Bob “Cep”
Ceplikas '78 has served as the interim director. Ceplikas will return to his
former position as Deputy Director of Athletics. “We are extremely grateful to
Cep for stepping up to fill this leadership role for more than a year,” said
Dean Spears. “He did a superb job of running the department and continuing the
great tradition of Dartmouth athletics that has enriched the lives of so many
Dartmouth students.”